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Dear Yesterday,
There were so many thoughts running through my mind when I sat down to write this letter. Now they seem to have dried up and blown away leaving me standing here with lazy tumbleweeds rolling through my mind. I’m not sure I know where to start – I can’t remember where we began, or where we end.

I need you to let go. Really. If you cared anything about me at any point in our past, please – just let go. Holding on to what was is weighing on me in a mighty way. I see you tiptoeing around the edges of Today, close enough that I know you’re there but not so close that I can accuse you of crossing the line. I don’t want to sound mean about it because we had some good times – but, what we HAD is just that – what we HAD. I need to free myself from the memories that bloom slowly in your shadow so that I can move on.

There is no life for me in living in the past. I’m not saying this is goodbye forever because you helped shape me. There was a time when YOU were my very present PRESENT but…that time has come and gone. I will always acknowledge you – you are part of my reality. Part of the quilt of days that comprise my life, you are deep in the fabric of my being. How can I forget that.

And yet, sometimes, you want more time and energy than I can give to you. And I don’t want to live my life from the rear view mirror, don’t want to live life in reverse - always focused on what’s behind me when Life in all it’s richness is standing before me with open arms. There’s no need to be jealous of Today or even Tomorrow. I promise to build so many beautiful moments into Today and Tomorrow that when they become a part of you, it will make you that much more beautiful, that much more strong.

You’ll always be a part of me. Just not my primary place of residence. I love you no more or no less. After all, you are the yesterday that I created. You came to me a virtual blank slate and it was up to me to fill you with whatever I wanted. I tried to choose wisely, to paint you full of happy memories, learning experiences, laughter, faith, promises to be kept. From where I’m sitting, I’ve done a good job. You can rest now.

I’ll bring the very best of who I today into TODAY. Pack this 24 hour stretch of time with grace, love, faith, laughter, dreams, and all the goodness that I can find so that you are made that much more rich. Let me do this for us. I’m letting go. I need you to do the same.

I love you – yesterday, today AND tomorrow.

From my heart to yours,
Always with love,
Always,

J

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“When you can think of yesterday without regret and tomorrow without fear, you are near contentment.” ~ Unknown

“Yesterday is a canceled check; tomorrow is a promissory note; today is the only cash you have - so spend it wisely” ~ Kay Lyons

“Welcome every morning with a smile. Look on the new day as another special gift from your Creator, another golden opportunity to complete what you were unable to finish yesterday. Be a self-starter. Let your first hour set the theme of success and positive action that is certain to echo through your entire day. Today will never happen again. Don’t waste it with a false start or no start at all. You were not born to fail.” ~ Og Mandino

“If you’re still hanging onto a dead dream of yesterday, laying flowers on its grave by the hour, you cannot be planting the seeds for a new dream to grow today.” ~ Joyce Chapman quotes